variorum/vɛːɹɪˈɔːɹəm/EtymologyFrom Latin variōrum, genitive plural masculine of varius (“various”), in the phrase editio cum notis variorum (“edition with various notes”).variorum means An edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes and readings of a variety of different editors or commentators. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.nounAn edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes and readings of a variety of different editors or commentators.“Johnson set out to produce a variorum, compiling and summarising the history of Shakespearean emendation and annotation”